Potapova : ce qu'il faut savoir

Anastasia Potapova claims a thrilling win over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final. Potapova s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Spain ce jeudi.

Les faits

• Anastasia Potapova claims a thrilling win over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final.
• Anastasia Potapova has become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final thanks to her thrilling victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open.
• Anastasia Potapova came through a rollercoaster Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinal against Karolina Pliskova, winning the last five games from 3-1 down in the decider after holding three match points in the second set, to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal.
• Potapova, 25, had already seen off former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina.
• Potapova looked set for a comfortable victory after taking the first set in just 24 minutes before securing three match points in the second.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Anastasia Potapova has become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final thanks to her thrilling victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open.

Sur le fond, Anastasia Potapova came through a rollercoaster Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinal against Karolina Pliskova, winning the last five games from 3-1 down in the decider after holding three match points in the second set, to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal.

Concrètement, Potapova, 25, had already seen off former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina.

Au-delà de ce constat, Potapova looked set for a comfortable victory after taking the first set in just 24 minutes before securing three match points in the second.

Reste à préciser que But Potapova responded by reeling off five consecutive games and sealed victory with her 10th ace before collapsing to her knees.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : Anastasia Potapova became the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal since the Tier format's inception in 1990 with a 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 defeat of Karolina Pliskova in 1 hour and 54 minutes on Wednesday.

Plus précisément, Potapova led 6-1, 5-3 and held her first three match points in the second set, but ultimately had to reel off five straight games from 3-1 down in the decider to advance.

Dans la foulée, Potapova becomes the first player representing Austria to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal since Sybille Bammer at Indian Wells 2007.

À ce stade, She won the first set in just 23 minutes, firing 10 winners to Pliskova's five; and though the Czech player was able to post three solid holds in the second set, Potapova struck first again, finding a backhand pass to break for 4-3.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que But with Potapova serving at 5-4 with double match point, Pliskova came alive.

À noter par ailleurs : Cheap errors from her racquet enabled Potapova to serve for the match at 6-5 again -- but another forehand winner from Pliskova staved off a third match point en route to forcing a tiebreak.

Plus précisément, Down 3-1, with Pliskova seemingly in control, Potapova steadied herself.

Dans la foulée, With Pliskova serving at 3-2, 40-15, Potapova rediscovered her dominance as Pliskova's intensity dipped again: from that point on, Potapova would drop only two more points, ultimately rattling off 16 of the last 18 of the match.

À ce stade, No, I wouldn't, for any money and anything," said Potapova when asked if she thought a semi-final appearance was possible after her qualifying loss.

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Marta Kostyuk : "Potapova est devenue autrichienne mais cela ne change rien" - Sports • Hailey Baptiste et Anastasia Potapova, les invitées surprises du dernier carré à Madrid • « Pour moi, ça ne change rien » : Kostyuk annonce qu'il n'y aura pas de poignée de main avec Potapova • Marta Kostyuk - Anastasia Potapova en direct - Madrid Women's Singles - : Tennis Scores & Résultats - 30/04/2026 • Pronostic Marta Kostyuk Anastasia Potapova GRATUIT - Madrid Open 30/04/2026 • Lucky-loser, Anastasia Potapova se hisse en demi-finales à Madrid en dominant Karolina Pliskova.

À retenir

• And she secured a 6-1 6-7 (7-4) 6-3 win over former world number one Pliskova in the last eight to continue her stunning run in the Spanish capital.
• Jannik Sinner is through to the last four in the men's event after securing his 21st victory in a row.
• However, Pliskova fought back to force a tiebreak and then level the match, before taking a 3-1 lead in the deciding set.
• Recherches qui explosent : Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Marta Kostyuk : "Potapova est devenue autrichienne mais cela ne change rien" - Sports, Hailey Baptiste et Anastasia Potapova, les invitées surprises du dernier carré à Madrid, « Pour moi, ça ne change rien » : Kostyuk annonce qu'il n'y aura pas de poignée de main avec Potapova, Marta Kostyuk - Anastasia Potapova en direct - Madrid Women's Singles - : Tennis Scores & Résultats - 30/04/2026.